Airalo review for travel

What Airalo offers travellers according to its own pages: 200+ countries and regions, local, regional and global eSIMs, and which phones can use it.

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By BoardedIn Editorial Team · Sources checked 2026-11-01

Verdict

A sensible default when you want one app that covers almost any country, with a choice between a single-country, regional or global eSIM. Check your phone is eSIM-capable and unlocked before buying.

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Key facts

Coverage
200+ countries and regions
Plan types
Local, regional and global eSIMs; unlimited-data packages listed
Calls and texts
Some packages only
Device rules
eSIM support, not carrier-locked, not jailbroken or rooted

Good fit for

  • Trips across several countries (regional or global eSIMs)
  • Travellers who want to keep their home SIM active for calls
  • People who prefer to buy and install from an app

Not ideal for

  • Phones that are carrier-locked, jailbroken or rooted
  • Anyone who needs a local phone number on every plan (only some packages include calls and texts)

What Airalo is

Airalo describes itself as an eSIM store selling digital SIMs for more than 200 countries and regions. You buy a package, install the eSIM on your phone and use it alongside or instead of your normal SIM while you travel.

Local, regional or global

A local eSIM covers one country and suits single-destination trips. Regional eSIMs (for example Europe, Asia or Latin America) and global eSIMs save you from installing a new one at every border. Airalo states that most packages are data, and some include calls and texts.

Will it work on your phone?

Airalo's help centre lists three conditions: the device supports eSIM, it is not locked to a carrier, and it is not jailbroken or rooted. To check, dial *#06# in the phone app: if a 32-digit EID appears, the phone supports eSIM. Some regional models of otherwise compatible phones do not.

Sources

Checked against official sources on 2026-11-01. This page is based on what the provider publishes, not on our own testing, and was drafted with AI assistance. Prices and terms can change.

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